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| Sorry J, forgot to login last night! wish I could do that today at work....[:blackeye:] |
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| It would definitely be BIG northerns. But, in all likelihood, I'd also be doing more hunting too - likely back into waterfowl and varmints... maybe even get the bow out and stick a few arrows into some targets. (Haven't had time for any of these other pursuits since I got really serious about muskie fishing and got into guiding.)
Done the walleye thing... boring. I don't find largemouth or smallmouth particularly challenging - although big smallmouth sure give you a tussle. I'd likely spend some time chasing trophy sized crappies and bluegills too.
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| Okay...since we are going salt water too I would have to say dorado (mahi mahi or dolphinfish). Several years ago caught a 40 lbs. fish that took nearly an hour on 20 lbs. line to get in. During the fight the fish cleared the water 15 times and nearly spooled me with a 250 yard run 25 minutes into the fight. There are harder fighting fish but for fun they are great and one of the best looking fish in the water too.
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| Oops sorry guys, didn't see the freshwater theme. I still stand by my first post though. When I was in Florida in March I caught a 200# Jewfish. Faught hard for 10-15 minutes, then just layed there and let me pull it in. Had some bigger ones on, but couldn't get them up out of the sunken barge we were fishing and they broke me off. If you have ever seen one of these things they have to be the ugliest fish ever. It was still fun to see a fish that big. The guy I was with caught a 14' Tiger the day before I was with him. Caught the Tarpons in the Port of Miami at night free-lining shrimp, what a riot. Had about a 100 pounder on that stripped about 100' of drag before I could budge him. He then proceeded to toss my lure on about the 8th or 9th jump. Unreal fish. |
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| I would go with either tarpon or snook. They are both very pissed off, like the esox family. |
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